The Doors - L.A. Woman

L.A. Woman Lyric

Well....I just got into town about an hour ago
Took a look around see which way the wind blows,
See the little girls in their Hollywood bungalows.
Are you a lucky little lady in the City of Light
Or just another lost angel?
City of Night. City of Night.
City of Night. City of Night.
Whoo! C'mon!

L.A. Woman. L.A. Woman.
L.A. Woman. Sunday afternoon.
L.A. Woman. Sunday afternoon.
L.A. Woman. Sunday afternoon.
Drive thru your suburbs
Into your blues. Into your blues.
Yeah, yeah.
Into your blues. Into your blues.
Oh!

I see your hair is burnin'.
Hills are filled with fire.
If they say I never loved you,
You know they are all liars.

Drivin' down your freeway.
Midnight alleys roam.
Cops in cars. The topless bars.
Never saw a woman
So alone. So alone.
So alone. So alone.

Motel. Money. Murder. Madness.
Let's change the mood from glad to sadness.

Mr. Mojo Risin'. Mr. Mojo Risin'.
Mr. Mojo Risin'. Mr. Mojo Risin'.
Gotta keep on risin'.
Mr. Mojo Risin'.
Mr. Mojo Risin'.
Mr. Mojo Risin'.
Mr. Mojo Risin'.
Mr. Mojo Risin'.
Gotta keep on risin'
Risin', risin' Risin', risin'
Risin', risin' Risin', risin'
Risin', risin' Risin', risin'

Well, I took a little downer about an hour ago
Took a look around see which way the wind blows,
See the little girls in their Hollywood bungalows.
Are you a lucky little lady in the City of Light
Or just another lost angel?
City of Night City of Night
City of Night City of Night
Oh! Oh!

L.A. Woman L.A. Woman
L.A. Woman L.A. Woman

Song Notes : " 'Mr. Mojo Risin' is an anagram for 'Jim Morrison.' He repeats the phrase at the end of the song faster and faster to simulate orgasm

"Early blues musicians often referred to their "Mojo," like in the Muddy Waters' song "I Got My Mojo Workin'." A mojo is a voodoo charm, usually a bag filled with various plants and items. Different plants would be used for different purposes. If the bag were red, it would be a mojo for love and you would have to put a personal item, such as hair or bit of clothing in order for the mojo to work. If the mojo were made out of a black bag it would be for death. Many white listeners, including Jim Morrison, thought mojo meant sexual energy, and that is how it's usually interpreted today, in part due to Austin Powers movies"

"Morrison recorded his vocals in the studio bathroom to get a fuller sound. He spent a lot of time in there anyway because of all the beer he drank during the sessions"

"This was the title track to the last Doors album before Jim Morrison died. The remaining members released 2 more albums, Other Voices and Full Circle, which both sold poorly"

"The Doors needed extra musicians to record this. Jerry Sheff was brought in to play bass, Marc Benno to play guitar. Sheff and Benno were going to tour with the band, but Morrison's death canceled those plans"

"Morrison got the idea for the "City of Night" lyric from John Rechy's 1963 book of the same name. It describes a sordid world of sexual perversion, which Morrison translated to Los Angeles"

"The first line, "Well, I did a little down about an hour ago" is a reference to a barbituate, specifically Rorer 714"

"The Doors produced this album themselves with the help of their engineer. Paul Rothchild, who produced their first 5 albums, did not want to work on this because he didn't like the songs. He produced an album for Janis Joplin instead"